1916–2004
Francis Crick
British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA
88years old at death
32,192days lived
88%of the people on this site died younger
Francis Crick was born on 8 June 1916 and died on 28 July 2004, aged 88 years and 50 days. That is 32,192 days in all.
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